A construction worker is seen at the construction site of Chongqing East Railway Station and its transportation hub in southwest China’s Chongqing, Aug. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
People participate in a climbing game on a monkey bar during the 79th Independence Day celebrations at Ancol beach in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 17, 2024. Indonesia celebrated its 79th Independence Day on Saturday. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)
HONG KONG, Aug. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) — Children pose for a group photo with armed officers at the building of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 17, 2024. Hong Kong’s ICAC said it will open its building in North Point to the public from Saturday and the following weekend to showcase the commission’s anti-corruption efforts in its 50-year history. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)
A heron is pictured at sunset in Tancheng county, Linyi city, east China’s Shandong province, Aug. 16, 2024. (Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua)
Dancers of the Beijing Dance Academy perform at a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, Aug. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu poses after receiving an Olympic bronze medal for women’s floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, during a ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 16, 2024. The bronze medal was re-awarded to Barbosu after the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week invalidated an appeal by U.S. team coach Cecile Landi during the floor exercise final in Paris on Aug. 5, which had catapulted Chiles to third place and pushed Barbosu to fourth. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)
Runners run toward the finish line during the Lhasa Half Marathon in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. The Lhasa Half Marathon started here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
KASHGAR, Aug. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) — An exhibitor (R) introduces goods to visitors at the Kashgar Central & South Asia Commodity Fair in Kashgar, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. The 14th edition of the commodities fair kicked off here on Saturday with the participation of 158 foreign and 550 domestic enterprises. (Xinhua/Shang Sheng)
Doctors shout slogans while protesting against the rape and murder of a junior doctor in New Delhi, India, August 16, 2024.
The Supreme Court in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Tuesday ordered the country’s top investigative agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to probe the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a medical college and hospital in Kolkata, officials said.
The court’s decision came amid widespread protests against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
Contestants take part in a lion dance competition at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
